BATON ROUGE, La. – The three adult suspects accused of rape and related charges in the case of slain LSU student Madison Brooks have been released from the Baton Rouge jail, records show.
Kaivon Washington, the 18-year-old suspect charged with third-degree rape, posted $150,000 bond and was released from Louisiana’s East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office lock-up on Thursday, records show.
Casen Carver, 18, and 28-year-old Everett Lee, both of whom were charged with being principles to third-degree rape, posted a combined $125,000 bond and were released on Tuesday.
Lee is Washington’s uncle, records show. The second third-degree rape suspect, a 17-year-old whose identity has not been released, is not due in court until February.
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From left to right: Kaivon Deondre Washington, Casen Carver and Everett Deonte Lee. The fourth suspect, a minor, has not been identified.
From left to right: Kaivon Deondre Washington, Casen Carver and Everett Deonte Lee. The fourth suspect, a minor, has not been identified. (East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office)
In Louisiana, third-degree rape involves sexual intercourse that “is deemed to be without the lawful consent of a victim,” according to state law.
Brooks, 19, died after she was struck by a car in East Baton Rouge Parish in the early morning hours of Jan. 15. On Monday, investigators announced they had arrested the four males after two of them allegedly raped an intoxicated Brooks – while the other two were present – inside a vehicle before dropping her off shortly before she was struck.
Scene of fatal Madison Books crashVideo
A spokesperson for East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital the person who struck Brooks is not facing criminal charges, and added that the person “was not impaired and contacted emergency personnel immediately.”
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Shane Evans, the chief of investigations for the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office, told Fox News Digital Brooks died from “multiple traumatic injuries 2nd motor vehicle collision vs. pedestrian.” The manner of death is still listed as pending.
LSU sorority student Madison Brooks was hit and killed by a car.
LSU sorority student Madison Brooks was hit and killed by a car. (@madibrookss/Instagram)
Documents related to the four arrests describe how the suspects and the victim had been drinking alcohol at a bar on Bob Pettit Boulevard, called Reggie’s, located roughly one mile from LSU campus.
The four men left the bar with the victim, according to police records. Carver allegedly told police that Brooks “asked for a ride home.” “[H]e admitted that he agreed to give her the ride because he did not want to leave her while very intoxicated and the bar was closing.”
A memorial on the 8800 block on Burbank Drive in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2023. The memorial is in honor of Madison Brooks, who was fatally struck in this approximate location on Jan. 15, 2023.
A memorial on the 8800 block on Burbank Drive in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2023. The memorial is in honor of Madison Brooks, who was fatally struck in this approximate location on Jan. 15, 2023. (KG/Mega for Fox News Digital)
Carver drove the vehicle, while Lee sat in the front passenger seat, Carver told police. Washington and the minor suspect sat in the back seat with Brooks, according to the police documents. Carver told police that both Washington and the 17-year-old asked Brooks multiple times “if she wanted to have sex,” the affidavit states.
He said she consented to Washington and the 17-year-old but added that “he thought the victim was ‘drunker’ and her speech was slurred,” according to the affidavit.
General view of the 8800 block on Burbank Drive in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Madison Brooks was fatally struck in this approximate location on Jan. 15, 2023.
General view of the 8800 block on Burbank Drive in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Madison Brooks was fatally struck in this approximate location on Jan. 15, 2023. (KR/Mega for Fox News Digital)
He told police that he and Lee were still in the vehicle at the time of the sex acts, the affidavit states, but that “he felt uncomfortable and he ‘hated it,’” the document adds.
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“During the interview, the co-defendant (Carver) was asked if the victim was too impaired to consent to the sexual intercourse and he replied, ‘I guess,’” the document continues.